Carboy-hat fastener.



C. M- COOK.

CARBOY HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3.19m.

1,172,874. Patented Feb. 22,1916.

WITNESS //v VEIV TOR A TTOR/VEY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII c0., WASHINGTON, D. C.

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CHARLES M. COOK, 0F TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

GARBOY-HAT FASTENER.

Application filed June 3, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that 1, CHARLES M. Coon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce, State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carboy-Hat Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for fastening a carboy hat to the casing surrounding the carboy, and has for its objects to provide a device which is easily secured to the carboy casing and to the hat; which permits the removal of the hat from the casing without removing the fastening from the said parts and without injuring the edges of the hat; which permits the use of wood in the construction of the hat; and which is simple and cheap to make, easy to apply, and effective in use.

I attain these and other objects by the devices and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carbo hat fastened to the casing by my improved fastener; Figs.2and 3 are similar views of the two parts of the fastener.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Carboys are usually inclosed in a casing, through a hole in one side of which the neck of the carboy projects. WVhen the carboy is to be shipped or otherwise handled it is necessary to protect the protruding neck of the carboy by placing over it a secondary casing, known as a hat, and securing said hat to the main casing. The hat has usually been secured to the casing by nailing through the edge of the hat and into the casing. The result of this method was, that when the hat was removed by the user, its edges were very liable to become so broken by the nails that it could not be used again, and the carboys would then often be shipped back to the chemical works with the hats entirely detached from the casing, thus leaving the neck of the carboy'unprotected from other freight in the car. Further, some carboy hats have been devised to overcome the said difficulty by making the hat of metal in one form or another. This makes a very undesirable hat because the chemicals within the carboy and the fumes in the chemical works often act very readily on the metal and quickly corrode it and destroy its usefulness. It is to overcome the above difliculties Specification of Letters Patent.

A 4 and to be held thereunder by Patented Feb. 22, 1916. Serial No. 31,818.

that I have devised the following described carboy hat fastener.

The casing 1, containing the car-boy, is

made of wood and is usually substantially cubical in form, the neck of the carboy passing through a hole in the center of its top side. The hat consists of two rectangular wooden pieces 2, secured together along their upper edges and separated at their lower edges to span over the opening in the casing 1, so that said sides 2 protect the neck of the carboy from two sides and from above. The other two edges of the pieces 2 are joined by two end pieces 3 of wood, thus completing the closure and protecting the neck from the other two directions. The above-described hat is exactly similar to that usually in use at present and which is usually secured in place by nailing through the lower edges of the side pieces 2 and into the casing 1.

My fastening means consists of two similar devices, one to secure each said side piece 2 to the casing 1. similar, the description of one will be understood to apply to both. A plate 4 is provided with downturned sharp teeth 5 by means of which it is permanently attached in place on the casing 1. This plate 4 has one or more spring clips 6 extending parallel with it and a short distance above it, each such clip 6 being connected to the plate 4 at one end but being free at its other end. The said free end of each clip is bent toward the plate 4 and is then curved away therefrom to form a latch or holder, as at 7. A complementary plate 8 is provided on three sides with sharp teeth 9, similar to the teeth 5 of the plate 4, by which it is permanently secured to the side 2 of the hat, immediately adjacent the lower edge thereof. The fourth side of the plate 8 has two flat lugs 10 ex tending outward therefrom and adapted to engage under the spring clips 6 of the plate the latches 7 Thus it will be seen that the hat is secured in place by the interlocking of the lugs 10 under the clips 6 and that it can be removed from said position by sliding it endwise so that the said lugs 10 will lift up the spring clips 6 by the latches 7 thereon. Also it will be seen that the edges of the hat are in no way affected by the removal of the hat from the casing. It is understood that the plates 4 and 8 and their parts are made of metal, but since their fastening t0 the respective Since these are 1 parts is very simple, it is evident that When one set of such fasteners becomes corroded that it may be easily removed and another set substituted therefor Without causing any substantial injury to the casing 01' to the hat.

having described my invention, What I claim is:

1. In combination with a carboy casing and a hat therefor, said hat having inclined sides; of a plate secured to the casing; clips extending up from said plate; a plate secured to said inclined side of the hat; and

lugs extending therefrom and engaging said clips on said first plate.

2. In combination With a carboy casing and a hat therefor, said hat having inclined sides; of a plate secured to the casing; spring clips connected at one end to said plate and free at the other end, said clips extending above the plate; a plate secured to said inclined side of the hat; and lugs extending therefrom and engaging under said clips on said first plate.

CHARLES M. COOK.

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